Pocket pencil holder



D. F. CURTIN POCKET yPNGiIJ HOLDER Filed Aug. ,3o.

1920 2 Sheets-Sheet l nllull nl IIIIIIUH v ,Qd a,

POCKET PENCIL Hmmm Filed Aug. 30.` 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 15, `1923a y tion.

.l 1,410,816 ferrea I DAVID r. oUR'rImjofF emesso, f ILLINoIs;

,ROCKET PENCIL HOLDER.

application filed Angus so, 195420; serial no.. 496,962.

To @lli/)hom t concern.'

Beit known that L DAWD F.V CURTIN,1 a

citizen of the United Statesrand a resident of the cityr of Chicago, inthe county 'of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ina Pocket Pencil Holdergand I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,l and exact 4description ofthe same reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

V This invention relates inore particularly to (an improved pocket extender adapted to be removably inserted in a pocket of a garment to hold pencilsand other articles in place without preventing insertion or removal of the rpencils orarticles.

It is an object of this invention to provide a spring controlled device adapted, when inserted in a pocket, to stretch the pocket Vto cause the pocket `Walls to engagey pencils andother articlesto hold thesame in place against accidental removal. i

Anotherobject of the invention-is to provide a pocket extender embracing spring controlled telescoping members adapted whendisposed within a pocket to hold pens and pencils in place without preventing inserting or removal ofsaid pensand pencils. VIt is also an object of the invention to vronstruct a pocket extender whereintoothed spring controlled coacting members are adapted to be disposed between theupocket walls to hold pencils in place and preventingthem from falling out of the pocket when it is inverted.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a pocket pencil holder of simple and inexpensive construction adapted to be inserted.v between the walls of a pocketjto tension said walls thereby causing ythe same to Vact as retainers for holding `pencils and other articles in the pocket.

Other and further important objects of this invention willbe apparent from.. the

disclosures in the drawings and specifica- The Yinvention (in ahpreferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

' On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary relevation of a garment having a pocket provided with a holder device embodying the principles of this invention.

Figure 2.?is 'an ,enlargedsectional view taken on line, .2,;2`ofFigurefl. i

Figure 3 is affront elevation, of the device `show in dotted lines.

Figure tis'asection takenon line of Figure Y i y Figure 5 is a` section takeivron,v line `155-5 of Figure. i l

Figure 6 is ya` sectional interior .elevation taken on line 6,- 6 ofFiguref5. i f l,

Figure 7 isa similar'view .oa modified form of the, .device. i l

Figure 8 is asi modified form of thedevice.

As shown on thek drawings:

The reference ,nuineralilfyindieates a. ygarment or more specificallya vest proyided with a breast pocket off'usual construc-A 75 ferred formv of improved,pencil vlrohilerfso which comprises a bodyI or v fiat ,outer ,y sleeve 5 made of thin metal,l, fiber,or tough. ,water proolfl paper. AThe outer s leeveimadegof a sheet of paper or otherl materialfolded gins `to overlap and be secured together, at 8. Une Y end` the ,iiat s leeve f5 has the edges cut or notched to atfordteeth.

cured by means of anfeycletfl() in one..cor-y nel of the sleeve wbetweenthe'side walls Qf -90 said sleevel is oney end of a wire.springv 1l the other end of whichproj,ects into galsecf onda'rj,7 or innerbody' o'rsleeve 1 2 and is secured thereto yby means jofjanaeyelet 13.

The inner sleeve lf2 is madebyfolding a piece 95 ot' waterproof paperorothermaterial over at 14 to afford two sidcs, the outeredgesfof which are cuter notched tov provide teeth 15. The lower margins of the` sides :ofthe inner sleeve are not secured together. yThe 100 yinner sleeve l2 1s connected with the outer sleeve 5 by means off-the spring-l1. i (When the holder is ,tobe used in a pocket theinner i sleeve yl2 is telescoped into theouter'slecve 5 thereby coinpressingthe.,spring1 1. By 105 pressing' lthe walls of thefoutersleevetogether Vthe inner -sleeveis .held v in."..fp'lace against the action of ythe rspring 11 until the holder is inserted intok the pocket 2.

Upon releasing the sidesof Vthe outer sleeve 4 110 the spring 11 acts automatically to slide the two'sleeves outwardly with respect to one ns'hddfn ,parte arid the; Operation 60 ilar f view of v"another directions. Thel opposite ends of the springs` 18 and 19 are respectively secured by meansy another thereby forcing the toothed edges ot the sleeves against the side seams of the pocket.v The pocket walls are thus tensioned or drawn taut, thereby causing the pencil 4 and theV book. 3 to be held` in place within the pocket and against the sides of the holder. The holder thusserves as a medium for holding articles such as pencils, fountain pens and the like in their proper place within a pocket. Y

In the modified form of the device illustrated in Figure 7, a fla-t inner sleeve 16 is telescoped into a fiat outer sleeve 17 and is connected therewith by two wire springs 18 and 19 which are bent or arched in opposite of eyelets within the respective telescoping sleeves 16 and 17. The outer or end edges of the sleeves 16 and 17 are cut or notched to provide teeth 20. The inner corners of the inner fiat sleeve 16 are cut away at 21 to permit the inner sleeve to be easily inserted into the flat outer sleeve. In this construction the operation is the same as that hereinbefore described, the double spring arrangement exerting a greater tensional stress on the walls of a pocket than the single spring device illustrated in Figure 6. Y

Figure 8 discloses another modified form of pencil holder comprising a sheet of heavy waterprootpaper or other material which is folded in half at 22 to form a two wall body 23. Secured between the walls oit the body 23 by eyelets 24 and 25 is a fiat metal brace arm or bar 26 which is disposed at an angle to the center line of the body 23 as shown in Figure 8. The upper portion of the arm 26 projects through the open side edge or' the body and is cut to ailord projecting teeth 27. Pivotally mounted on the lower eyelet 25 between the walls of the body 23, is the lower end of a second plate or bar 28 the upper side edge of which is cut ott and'notched to afford teeth 29. Attached to the eyelet 24 between the station ary ,arm 26 and one of the body walls `is one end'of a wire spring 30 the other end of which is connected to the upper or free end ot the pivoted arm 28 by an eyelet 31. The spring 30 acts to normally hold the pivoted arm 28 projected out through one. side edge oi the body into the dotted line portion ot Figure 8. To place the pencil holder in a pocket the pivoted arm is forced into the body 23 against the action of the spring 30 which is compressed. When the holder is in place vwithin a pocket the spring 3,0 acts to torce the free end of the arm 28 outwardly thereby causing the teeth 27 and 29 of the arms 26 and 28 respectively to engage against the side seams of the pocket `to tension the pocket walls. Pencils or other articles in the pocket are thus held in place against the walls of the holder. i

kI am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A pocket pencil holder, comprising a pair of members of similar constructiontelescoping one with the other,'and resilient means connecting the same and acting to hold said members extended with respect to one another. f y

2. A pocket pencil holder comprising two slidably interfitting members, teeth formed on the outer end edges thereof, and resil? ient means connecting the outer ends of said members. y f

8. A pocket article holder embracing a flat sleeve, a second sleeve telescoped into the first sleeve, and a bow spring connected to said first sleeve and to said second sleeve actving to hold the second sleeve extended from said first sleeve.

l. The combination with a pocket, ot a pair of similarly constructed vspring connected members disposed therein and telcscoping one within the other to tension the rwalls of the pocket to hold pencils and other articles lin place within the pocket.

5. The combination with a' pocket, of a pair of toothed telescoping members disposedlongitudinally within the pocket, and

.resilient means connecting the outer ends of sleeve, teeth formed on one edge thereof, a 1

flat inner sleeve slidably engaged in said fiat outer sleeve, teeth formed on one edge or" said inner sleeve, and resilient means enclosed by said sleeves to hold the same projected' with respect to one another to tension the walls of the pocket.

7. The combination with a pocket. of an article holder therein comprising a flat body, means adjustably enga-ged therein, teeth formed on said means to afford a grip` ping edge` and a spring having one end secured to said `body and theother end connected'to said means to hold said means projected'to tension the pocket walls.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

` DAVID F. CURTIN. Witnesses:

. CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr.,

SPENCER W. Gines. 

